Police found a dozen bodies trapped in a grate in the Tigris River, and a roadside bomb killed two U.S. soldiers on a foot patrol south of Baghdad Saturday as nearly 50 violent deaths were reported across Iraq.No wonder Bush wants to change the subject or still pretend Iraq is related to the war on terror.
According to the latest Newsweek poll, Iraq is the dominant issue -- and it's bad for Bush and the GOP:
Clearly, Iraq remains a drag on the president and his party; 58 percent of Americans say the United States is losing ground in its efforts to establish stability and democracy there, up from 49 percent last September. (Only 31 percent believes the United States is making progress, down from 40 percent last year.) Fifty-four percent of Americans say they are "not too confident" (24 percent) or "not at all confident" (30 percent) that the United States will establish a democratic form of government in Iraq "over the long term." Only 11 percent are "very confident" and 32 percent are "somewhat confident."
When it comes to the issues that will impact their vote for Congress on Nov. 7, 22 percent of registered voters put Iraq first, 18 percent say the economy and 15 percent say terrorism, followed by health care (14 percent), gas and oil prices (12 percent) and immigration (9 percent).
